Saturday, 3 April 2010

I need a new blog name. When we get back I can't keep calling myself Brits In Bosn3ia because, well, we are not in Bosnia.

So, I'm opening my first ever competition. Leave a comment with a suggestion for my new blog name. The winner, totally random and chosen by me according to my whim on the day, will receive a genuine bottle of home-made plum brandy for that genuine authentic Bosnian moment. Actually you will need to put on a tracksuit, pair of wellies and sit outside singing raucous songs and eating half a cow for the actual authentic Bosnian moment, but this will be pretty close.

For some extraordinary reason, no one is sponsoring this post but I can guarantee that the sljivavica is homemade as we were there when it was made. Or maybe I'll offer up the stuff that the vet gave us, currently used for getting ticks off the dog, but locals say that his stuff has a good reputation. The winner can choose.

PS - on a totally different track, I'm ridiculously chuffed to have been nominated in three categories for the MADS awards. If you nominated me, thank you so much, you have no idea how much that made my day/week/month/year. If you haven't nominated already then click on the MADS button on the right and go and do so now.

56 comments:

gets my vote, cos although you will be back I bet you'll still have one eye on the old place and post about not only the contrasts you notice more upon return, but also comments about news stories fro the area.

Welcome back! I like this competition. Brits out of Bosnia, Brits in Britain, Emily in England, Ex Expats, Brits in Bosnia Back in Britain, the Blog Formerly Known as Brits in Bosnia. Hmm, none of these trip of the tongue so I won't be surprised or offended if you don't pick them. Well done on on your nominations!

I think Emily O has come up with all the suggestions I can think of! We should limit this to one entry per person ;) I often wonder what I'd call my blog if I decided to change its name so I'm a bit jealous you get to do it. x

Or how about "The Boys are Back in Town"? Or just "Boys Back in Town'?

Or "Home Thoughts from Home"? (Oh to be in England, now that April's there - and you cleverly arrived back in England in April). Or just "Home Thoughts"?

I quite like "Home Thoughts"

You maybe need to think about what flavour your blog is going to have (if you know). Is it going to be expat-return stuff, or small boy stuff, or what? That might influence your decision.

I think you should drop Fraught Mummy, because you're not. You're pretty serene and unruffled and in control, when it comes down to it. You could become Blighty Mummy, if you went with 'Back in Blighty'. Oooh, how about 'Flighty in Blighty'?

Funnily enough, I think The Mad House has inadvertently come up with a good one. I quite like "Pants with Names". It doesn't actually mean anything, but it will get people thinking - what on earth does that mean? And I bet your boys' pants do have names on them (Thomas the tank, Bob the Builder, etc)

But I don't think you'll go for this one.

And by the way, you won't have to mail the plum brandy to America if I win.

Thanks everyone - loads of ideas, I'm feeling spoilt for choice. We've got three days of driving across Europe starting tomorrow (and the stereo is broken), so I'm going to mull and think and wonder and decide. Really appreciate your entries, there are some really brilliant ones here!

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Fraught Mummy: That's me. I'm married to Dave, blessedly unfraught and who is my partner in trying to maintain a modicum of control the three random variables who also live in our house.

Variable X: Adam, 4 1/2 years old. Looks angelic and can be. But not if it involves his brother having fun.

Variable Y: Luke, 3 years. A legend or a liability, you can never tell which it will be.

Variable Z: Jessie, our golden retriever. She loves food, any food, however revolting it may seem, and doesn't feel the need to be invited before helping herself, which can prove difficult around other peoples picnics.

Sometimes I'm successful in getting all three round a walk in the park, but generally I sound like a shrill rugby referee.